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CVE-2020-7279

VendormcafeeProducthost intrusion preventionDiscoveredJun 10, 2020UpdatedNov 21, 2024

DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability in the installer component of McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention System (Host IPS) for Windows prior to 8.0.0 Patch 15 Update allows attackers with local access to execute arbitrary code via execution from a compromised folder.

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CVSS v3.1
4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.42%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Sep 7, 2026
▲ 0.02pp
0.40% → 0.42% over 2 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityHIGH
Privileges RequiredHIGH
User InteractionREQUIRED
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityLOW
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityNONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Connections
2 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Jun 10, 2020
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 21, 2024